Vellai kongu: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Vellai kongu in India is the name of a plant defined with Aphanamixis polystachya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andersonia rohituka Roxb. (among others).
2) Vellai kongu is also identified with Hopea parviflora.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Publications of the Bureau of Science Government Laboratories (1905)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1955)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1916)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)
· Indian Forester (1931)
· Fitoterapia (2003)
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